Chin and lip adjuster for corpses



(No Model.)

J. I. NUNN.

GHIN AND LIP ADJUSTBR FOR GORPSBS.

Patented May '7, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN I. NUNN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIOt CHIN AND LIP ADJUSTER FOR CORPSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,764, dated May 7,1889. Application filed March 6, 1889. Serial No. 302,083. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN I. NUNN, of Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented "certain new and usefulImprovements in Chin and Lipv Adjusters; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to combined chin and lip adj usters, the samecomprising a chinsupport of ordinary construction, to which is added alip-support adjustably connected, preferably, with the chin-rest, to theend that in addition to supporting the under jaw of a deceased personthe under lip may also be supported and made to assume a naturalposition.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a front elevation. Fig. 2 is aside elevation, in section. Fig. 3 is a view of the lip-rest, showing itin position.

A represents the base having a hollow standard, o, for receiving thestem b of the chin-rest B, member a having a set-screw, a', for engagingstem b to hold the latter in adjustment.

The parts thus far described are of Wellknown construction, and byresting the base on the breast-bone and adjusting the chin-rest theunder jaw is supported in position, closing the mouth.

It is also desirable to support the underlip in a natural position, andto this end I provide lip-rest, C. The latter may be constructed of anysuitable material; but I nd that vulcanized rubber is Well adapted tothe purpose, in that with gentle pressure applied the rubber adheres tothe lip With sufficient force to hold the lip in position Withoutindenting or marking the lip. The lip-rest is more convenientlysupported from the chin-rest, and for this purpose the chin-restnear theends thereof is pierced for receiving the bows c, to which latter thelip-rest is attached, with thumb-screws b for engaging the bows to holdthe chin-rest in place, bows c being preferably of spring metal, and byreason of the curvature of the bows the latter do not come in contactwith the chin.

What I claim is* The combination, with a chin-adj us'ter, of alip-adjuster, the latter being adjustably connected with and supportedby the former,

substantially as set forth.

In testimonywhereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN I. NUNN. Witnesses:

W; E. DONNELLY, CHAs. R. PHILLIP.

